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Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Prepositions)
(A) The book is lying___ the table.	(I) at
(B) The team arrived ___ the airport where they received a warm welcome.	(II) behind
(C) The boy hid___ the tree during a hide-and-seek game.	(III) along
(D) Ankush walked ___ the hallway, humming a tune.	(IV) on

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Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate prepositions given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Prepositions)
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(A) The guard pleaded ______ the Principal for mercy.	(I) over
(B) You must not quarrel ______ the issue of parental property.	(II) to
(C) He lives entirely ______ carbohydrates.	(III) with
(D) She was indebted ______ her friends for their timely help.	(IV) on

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Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate verbs from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Verb Forms)
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(A) We are planning an event which ______ soon.	(I) closes
(B) I must get to the post office before it _______.	(II) would have gone
(C) It is probably too late to call Ravi, he ______ to bed, surely.	(III) are going
(D) Forthcoming books are those that we think, ______ to be available soon.	(IV) will happen

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Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate phrases from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Phrases)
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(A) He usually ______ 6 a.m. every day.	(I) had already left
(B) By this time tomorrow______ jogging in the park.	(II) wakes up at
(C) They ______ before we arrived at the party.	(III) was reading a book
(D) She ______ when the phone suddenly rang.	(IV) Akura will be

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Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate adverbs from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Adverbs)
(A) Maria has the skill for learning languages ___________ fast.	(I) reasonably
(B) I am ___________ sorry. I didn't mean to push you.	(II) incredibly
(C) It's a ___________ cheap restaurant.	(III) surprisingly
(D) ___________ boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.	(IV) terribly

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Select the correct pair of prepositions to fill in the blanks in the following sentence:

I didn't want to buy anything ______ the yellow lampshade, but I didn't have enough cash and the store manager wouldn't let me pay for it. ______ a cheque.

Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

______ they had been waiting in line all night,I was sure they'd get the tickets for the show.

Select the correct expression to complete the sentence :

It___since morning.

Match the sentences given in List-I with the correct figures of speech given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Figures of speech)
(A) The wind whispered through the trees.	(I) Alliteration
(B) A plumber's house always has a leaking tap.	(II) Oxymoron
(C)She opened her eyes to the deafening silence	(III) Irony
(D) The buzzing bees drew attention.	(IV) Personification

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Select the correct expression to complete the sentence :

What is the time ______?

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Ravi, as well his sisters, always _____ his mother's permission before going out.

Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the most appropriate pair of prepositions from List-II:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) When you go via a particular place, you go_______ that place on your way _______another place.	(I) out of-from
(B) When you are going up or down a road, you're going _____ it _______ one end of it.	(II) through-to
(C) When you are asked to wait outside a room, you have to be _______ the room, but you mustn't move too far _______ it.	(III) from-to
(D) We flew straight _______ London _______ San Francisco.	(IV) along-towards

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Fill in the the blanks in sentences in List-I with the correct verb-forms from List-II:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Verb-forms)
(A) I finally _____ the movie with my friends yesterday	(I) will be seeing
(B) We _______ the result online.	(II) saw
(C) They _______ all the important sites during their earlier visit.	(III) will see
(D) I _________ my grandmother after nearly two years.	(IV) had seen

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Choose the most appropriate pair of phrases from the options to fill in the blanks in the given sentence:

If I ____your advice, I ____today.

1. was following, had not regretted
2. had followed, would not have regretted
3. have followed, will not regret
4. will have follow, will not have regretting

Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the appropriate option:

That book contains _______ anecdotes than its companion volume.

1. few
2. less
3. fewer
4. least

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I managed to put the fire out____a fire extinguisher.

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The train is expected to arrive __ time, so make sure to be ready.

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Ashwini insisted that the committee must ____ the matter thoroughly before making any decision.

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After analysing data of last few decades, data scientists ___ to the conclusion that climate change is accelerating.

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Though Abha ____ the manuscript several times before submitting it to the publisher, yet a major error came to light.

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the correct options given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Options)
(A) We wanted to rent a flat near the university.___,they were all too expensive.	(I) meanwhile
(B) I enjoyed reading the story. _____ it was very sad.	(II) but
(C) These plants usually flower in spring. ___ won't, if there is frost.	(III) however
(D) We were working outside all day.___, he was sitting inside watching television.	(IV) although

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Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence:

The meeting was cancelled ___ unforeseen circumstances.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate verbs from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Verbs)
(A) Many accidents are_________ by dangerous driving.	(I) included
(B) Movie theater is a place where movies are_________.	(II) caused
(C) You don't have to leave a tip. Service is _________ in the bill.	(III) damaged
(D) The roof of the building was _____ in the storm a few days ago.	(IV) shown

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Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct verb forms from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Verb forms)
(A) There is somebody behind us. I think we __________ followed.	(I) being
(B) The Church Tower __________ restored.	(II) were being
(C) After ______ arrested, the thief was taken to the police station.	(III) are being
(D) The hotel rooms ____________ cleaned when we arrived.	(IV) is being

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Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the suitable Prepositions given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Prepositions)
(A) This weekend we are planning to make _______ the seaside.	(I) up
(B) Since it is not cold any longer, we can do _______ the fireplace.	(II) for
(C) Last weekend we decided to start doing _______ our bedroom.	(III) to
(D) What was she trying _______ prove ?	(IV) without

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Choose the best option to fill in the blank with the correct connector.

He chose not to study medicine because of his parents' wishes, _____ they wanted him to become an engineer.

Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the prepositions in List-II

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Prepositions)
(A) The city has undergone massive demographic changes _____ the last twenty years.	(I) upon
(B) The erstwhile prosperous farmers have, of late, fallen _____ evil days.	(II) over
(C) The wounded animal flung itself _____ its tormentor.	(III) at
(D) The child endured days of fear _____ the thought of being sent to a hostel.	(IV) on

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Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Prepositions)
(A) We must arm ourselves ______ the danger of chemical weapons.	(I) of
(B) He was accused ______ murder.	(II) with
(C) She blushed ______ the praise heaped upon her.	(III) against
(D) He is really annoyed ______ me.	(IV) at

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Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

He is a miser _______ he spent lakhs on his daughter's marriage.

Select the most appropriate pair of words to fill in the blanks in the following sentence:

The hikers walked ______ the open field and then made their way ______ the dense forest.